SystemTap Invalid Pointer Read Lets Local Users Read Kernel Memory and Cause Denial of Service Conditions
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026726 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026726
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-0875
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 22 2012
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in SystemTap. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can trigger an invalid pointer read to read portions of kernel memory or cause a kernel panic.
Systems with unprivileged mode enabled are affected.
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Impact:
A local user can read portions of kernel memory.
A local user can cause the target system to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available via git at:
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=systemtap.git;a=commit;h=64b0cff3b
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=systemtap.git;a=commit;h=16d59279f
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Vendor URL: sourceware.org/systemtap/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any)
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